Tuesday, April 15, 2014

11:44 AM

The spot, which went up on the air the same day Walker formally launched his re-election campaign, opens with a narrator saying “it had gotten pretty bad four years ago,” citing more than 130,000 jobs lost, a more than $3 billion deficit and taxes going on.

“Wisconsin’s future looked dark,” the narrator said. “But it’s different now. Wisconsin has turned around. The deficit is gone. Taxes are lower. And more people have gone back to work.”

The spot goes on to proclaim things like kids are going to college, families are planning vacations and “more are going to sleep knowing they have access to health care.” It says the state is investing in worker training with a goal that “everyone who wants a job, can find a job.”

“That’s progress. That’s what leadership feels like,” the narrator says to close the 60-second spot. “And thanks to Gov. Walker, Wisconsin is back on.”